Lace-cutting implement.



'D. H'. GILGBS. LAGE CUTTING IMPLBMBNT. l f n AFPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 3, 19109. 974,76@ v Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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D. H. GILGES. LAGE CUTTING IMPLEMENT. .APPLICATION FILED SEPT. s, v1909.

974,766. 1 Patented NW1, 1910..

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DUDLEY H. GILGES, OF` BALDWIN, KANSAS.

LACE-CUTTING IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3i, lltllld.

Application filed September 3, 1909, Serial No. 516,013,

To all whom it may concern.;

Be `t known that I, DUDLEIH, Guess, citizen ofthe United States, residing at Baldwin, in Vt-h'encounty of Douglas and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and Useful Improvements in Lace-Cutting Implements, of whichy .the following is a specification. 4

My -invention relates to a tool designed for usein cutting belt: laces from a strip of leather,'the'obj`ect ofthe invention being to pro'vlde an implment of the character above referred to whic i shall be provided with an easily adjustable gage whereby vthe width of the ithong 'or lacing so cut may be keptv uniform. throughout-its whole extent, the gage being -adjustable to permit laces of various widths to be cut.

For a full-'understanding of the invention and the merits thereof` and to cquire a' knowledge of the details of construct'roi'i, reference is to be had to the following description and accon'ipanying drawings, in which: j

Figure l is a plan View of my improved combination tool; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section on :the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. #l is an enlarged View in elevation, of a fragment of the wrench` showing a-face view of the lacecutting knife; Fig. is a perspective view )fthefcombination toolwith the awls unfoldedj` Fig. G is a perspective view,showingthe various elements of the lace cutter disassfeiiibledgflig. 7 is a face View othe swagn'g, i il Fig. 8 is a transversesection Ontlieflifii .S-,AS of -F 7; and, F ig. 9 is a transversesectonon the line 9-.9 of Fig. Gorrespoldiiigand like parts are referredl t'n the following description and indicated in ,all theviewsof the drawings by the same re ference' characters.

'gator wrench.

Referring -to these figures, 2 designates the, opposed'handles of a pair of pliers, the jaws ,of wiihlich'arc designated 3. These pliers areplvoted to each other bya bolt 4 having thereon Athe clamping nut 5. The

contacting faces of the two sections ofthe pl'iersfarc 4correspondingly recessed to tit each-other,4 asis nsual inpliers of this character, so that the jaws shall be in alinement with each other. The insidefaces of the jaws are cut away and formed with teeth, as at 6, to form the toothedV jaws ot' an alli- The two members or sections ot the pliers are provided with the corresponding slots 7 and 8 on opposite sides thereofp, the slot of one member of the pliers being movable across4 the slot of the other member of the pliers when vthe jaws are lClosed. In other words, when the jaws are closed,the slots of the two plier sections or members are out of alinemcnt with each other. These slots or vnotches form jaws for cutting wire. So far l have described a construction which is common to a large number of pliers.

It is necessary in the operation of relacing belts or. forming holes into which the laces may be placed, to use a number of different awls or perforators. hs a means of attaching these awls to the pair of pliers and yet so placing them as not to interfere with the ordinary y use of the implement, l attach these several awls or pei't'ora tors 'to thehandles 2' of the implement, shown in Figs. l Aand 5. ln these ligures, l0 designates thong or lacing awl whose sides are slightly concave, the awl being perforated at a ninnber of points along its length. The broad end ot' the 'awl is attached to the extremity of one of the handles 2 by means of a. pivot screw 11 which passesthrcugh the end of the handle, passes through the butt end of the awl, and is provided at its extremity with the head l2 and washer which bear against a bowed spring 14, the ends ol the bowed spring bearing upon the inside face of the a-wl, and one end of the spring having a tooth which projects into a hole therein. By tightening upon the screw l2, the spring will ofcourse be placed under tension and will grip the awl and hold-it in its aset pesition. rlhe spring of course 'is set at such high tension that when the awl. isA turned up inside the handle 2, 'the springwill hold it against any .accidental movement. rThe lswaging awl and leather punch is designated by the numeral i9. This awl has a relatively thin blade,l slightly concave-convex laten ally, having a very sharp point. The butt end or the awl is held to one of the handles 2 bynieans of a screw pivot l5 havin-g a headI 16,'andwasher lf', and bearing against the bowed, spring of the same character as the' spring' lf: and operating to the' same end. rEhe butt end olf-t ie aw'l it) is extended to a. distance beyond the pivot 'ev l5 se that .when the awl is turned up inside the handle 2., the butt end of the awl shall pro jee't beyond the handle, as at 20. rlhis butt end has a beveled edge and adapted to be iii v oted.

used for a screw driver when the awl 19 is turned to the position shown in Fig. l. The awl is held inleither its closed. or opened 4position of course by means of the spring 18 and the screw l5.

A. scratch or round awl 2l has a flattened rear end 22 .which is held to the flattened in ner face of 'the handle 2 by means of a screw 23 and a washer 24. This scratch awl is preferably round in cross section and tapers to its extremity. When it is desired to use the scratch or round awl, it is turned at right angles to the handle 'to which 1t is piv- TUnder ordinary circumstances, however, the round awl is held in parallel rela 'tion to the handle 2, the point of the awl having a slight engagement with the head l2 30 having` a head 3l. passes through the slit I28 and into lthe slide so thatlthe slide is clamped into any adjusted position. Attached to the edge face of the plier handle by means of a screw 32 and a box washer 33 is a knife blade 34 having an edge 35 which inclined toward the nose of' the pliers. The plate 27 is extended somewhat and notched, as at 3G, and the edge of the blade 35 projects into this notch 36. It will be seen that the gage slide 29 is adapted to be adjusted longitudinally along the plates 26 and 27 and nearer to or farther from the knife blade 34 so as to permitlaces of different widths to be cut, the laces being cut upon the inclined edge of the blade.

It will be seen from Fig. 6 that the knife 34 is detaehably connected to the uide by means of the clamp 33, and that t e knife is heldfrom any rotation under cutting strain. This is secured by providing the lower plate 26 of the guide with the downwardly extending attaching flange 2Ga which is in .alinement with the notch 3G.r This attaching flange permits the ruide to be attached to the edge of the hand e. The knife 34 in addition to having the inclined cutting edge is cut away on its side as at 34u to form a shoulder, this cut away por tion being approximately thesame length as the length of the attaching flange 26a. The clamping member 33 has the inwardly turned end ilangcs 35'VL which embrace the knife and also embrace the edges of the attaching flange 26a and fitting beneath the shoulder on the knife 34. Thus when the construction permits the blade lto be readily j removed for grinding and new blades easily substituted at any time.

It will be seen that laces of different widths ma be cut by moving the gage to the desire position on the lace cutter, and

that holes of diiierent sizes can be made by j the swage awl and leather punch, while laces may be threaded by means of the thong or lacing awl 10, the perforations of the lacing awl permitting the laces to be inserted through the awl and forced through the belt. To cut a lace with the lace cutter, the pliers are taken in the right hand and held horizontal, with their jaws from the operator, and with the lace cutter up.

Thestrip of leather from which the lace is to be cut is held in the left hand and supported horizontally, The cutting blade of i the lace cutter is inserted in a notch in the leather, and the gage or slide 29 is adjusted against the edge of the leather. The leather is then drawn against the cutting edge of the knife by any suitable means, but preferably the instrument is drawn against lace,

and the lace will be cut out from the right side of the strip of leather as the operator faces it. The object of the slide 29 is to keep the lacc.;of even width along the whole eX- tentof the leather strip from which the lace is being'cut. This is accomplished by keeping the edge of the leather strip against'the j gage 29 while the leather is being drawn against the knife.

It will be seen that my invention makes an extremely convenient implement for use in all the operations of repairingl or replacing belts, and that the different members of the implement are so arranged and modiiied that they are all combined in one single implement without one interfering with the operation of the other implements.

Having thus described theinvention, what I claim is 1. An implement for cutting laces from a leather strip including ahandle, a guide supported on the handle and comprising parallel spaced plates connected at one end, one of the plates projecting beyond the other plate and being 'formed on its inside face with a notch, a removable knife mounted upon the open end of the guide and having an inclined cutting edge, the apex of the knife resting in said notch, means for detachably securing the knife to the guide and preventing` a rotation of the knife, and va gage block slidably mounted in the guide from a leather strip including a handle sub-l lll stantially rectangular in section,v a guide' v supported on one' face of the handle and said knife having an inclined cutting edge,

the apex of the cutting edge resting 1n said notch, means for detachably securing the knife to the face 'of the attaching flange and locking it against rotation, arida gage block slidably mounted in the guide and adjustable toward or fromthe knife.

3. An implement for cutting belt Vlaces froma leather strip including a handle substantially rectangular in section,` a guide supported on -one face of the handle and comprising parallel spaced plates, one of the plates resting against the handle and having at its outer end an angularly bent' attaching flange contacting With the side of the handle, the opposed plate lextending beyond the face of said attaching flange and being formed with anotch in its inside-face alining with the face of the flange, a clamp having inwardly extending marginal flanges fitting over the attaching flange, a screw passing through the 'clamp and flange and into the handle, a knife having an inclined cutting edge on its end and aprojecting shoulder on one side extending over one of the flanges of the clampwhen the knife is lin place, a gage block shiftably disposed: between the parallel plates of the guide, and

means for adjustably holding the gage block nearer to or farther from the knife.

4. An implement for cutting belt laces from a leather strip including a handle substantially rectangular in section, a guide supported on one face of the handle and comprising parallel spaced plates,- one of the plates resting against the face of the handle and having" at its outer end an angularly bent attaching flange contacting with the side of the handle, the opposed plate extend-v ing beyond the face of said attaching flange and being formed with a transverse notch on its inside face alining with the face of the flange, a knife mounted u on the face of the flange lhaving an incline upper end forming a cutting edge, the apex of said end extending into said notch, said knife being provided" With a lateral shoulder, a clamp having oppositely disposed inwardly turned flanges adapted to embrace the knife below the shoulder and toembrace the. attaching flange, a screw passing throu h the clamp, the knife and the attaching tering the handle, a gage4 block slidably mounted between the parallel plates and having oppositely disposed yparallel side pieces engaging with the edges of the plates, and an 'adjustm screw ,passing throughk a slot in one of sai plates adapted to shgift the gage block'and hold it in any desired adjust-- ed position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

L. K. CARNAHAN, v GEO. D. NABB.

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